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Peratherium cuvieri

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Peratherium cuvieri was named by Fisher (1829) [Peratherium cuvieri is a new combination proposed by Schlosser in 1888.].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. frequens

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Peratherium cuvieri Fisher
1984Peratherium cuvieri Simons and Bown p. 540

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
RankNameAuthor
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—Herpetotheriidae(Trouessart 1879)
genusPeratheriumAymard 1850
speciescuvieriFisher 1829

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Peratherium cuvieri Fisher 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: omnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2011-04-28 21:40:09
Modified: 2011-04-28 06:40:09
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Clemens 1979, Hopson 1973, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.20000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Peratherium cuvieri (31747)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) Peratherium cuvieri (184230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Quercy, Midi-Pyrenees Region) Peratherium cuvieri (12842 12843 12852)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9France (Ile-de-France Region) Peratherium cuvieri (31739)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9France (Quercy) Peratherium cuvieri (12850)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9Portugal (Coímbra) Peratherium cuvieri (182272)
MP 1837.2 - 33.9Spain (Basque County) Peratherium cuvieri (38817)